Jörg Faerber

The WKO made many recordings with soloists including Maurice André, Alfred Brendel, Gidon Kremer and Anne-Sophie Mutter.

[1][2] His all-round job there included rehearsals, making arrangements, conducting a stage orchestra, and playing the piano for operetta performances, providing experience in many fields.

[5] Faerber led the orchestra until February 2002 as conductor and artistic manager, touring the United States, Canada, England, France, Austria, Japan and South Africa.

[1][2][5] Among the soloists who have regularly worked with the WKO were Maurice André, Alfred Brendel, Gidon Kremer, and Anne-Sophie Mutter, who was Faerber's friend.

[1][2] Soloist also included Martha Argerich, Rudolf Buchbinder, Hilary Hahn, Sharon Kam, Mstislav Rostropovich, and Frank Peter Zimmermann.

[2] In 1990 Faerber conducted the WKO in a recording of three of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's flute concertos with soloist James Galway.

35, and Haydn's Concerto for harpsichord and orchestra in D major, Hob.XVIII:11, both performed by Martha Argerich, with trumpeter Guy Touvron.